THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES PROB 11/30, ff. 307-8 1 Moder

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my wife’s soul, and the souls of Sir Christopher Willoughby, my father, Dame Margery,
my mother, Sir Robert Rede, my father-in-law, Dame Margaret, my mother-in-law, the
souls of my brethren, that is to say, William, late Lord Willoughby, Christopher, Robert,
George, Richard, Edmund, Hugh and John, the souls of my sisters, that is to say,
Katherine, Margaret and Elizabeth, the souls of my godfather’s, godmother’s, and all my
children’s and benefactors’ souls, and for all Christian souls, to begin immediately after
my decease and so to continue by the space of the said ten years then next and
immediately ensuing;
And I will that the same secular priest that shall so sing and doing his duty as before is
rehearsed shall have yearly for his salary, stipend and wages ten marks, to be paid to him
quarterly by even portions during the said term;
Also I give and bequeath to Thomas Willoughby, my godson, 20s;
Item, to my god-daughter, Mr Potter’s daughter, ten shillings;
Item, to every other of my godsons and god-daughters, 20d;
Item, I will and bequeath to every of my waiting servants being with me at the day of my
decease 6s 8d beside their wages, and to every of my women-servants five shillings beside
their wages;
Also I will and bequeath to Anne Bertlott and Margaret Bartlott and to every of them £30
towards their marriages according to the last will of Edward Ashe, their grandfather, so
that they be ruled and ordered by their mistress, my wife;
Also I will to every of my servants of husbandry 3s 4d beside their wages, trusting that
they and every of them will specially pray for my soul;
And as touching the disposition of all and singular my stuff of household, implements and
utensils of the same wheresoever they be, my plate, jewels, apparel concerning my body,
corn and grain, as well in garners, barns as corn growing, all my quick cattle of what kind
soever they be, they [sic] particulars whereof and of every of them shall more plainly
[+appear?] in a schedule and inventory to this my present testament and last will filed
and annexed, my very will and mind is touching the disposition of the same in manner and
form ensuing, that is to say:
All my said whole grain and corn and thone half of the best of everything before rehearsed
(mine apparel, chain of gold with the cross only excepted) I will, give and bequeath to the
same Dame Bridget, my wife, to her own proper use, and she to take her choice of it;
And tother half residue (except before except), I will the same be equally divided by my
said wife amongst my children, that is to say, Robert Willoughby and Christopher
Willoughby, my sons, Mary Walrond and Elizabeth Tottishurst, my daughters, the
dividing and disposition whereof I reserve it only to the disposition of my said wife and
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